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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sough1 (sou, suf ),USA pronunciation v.i. - to make a rushing, rustling, or murmuring sound:the wind soughing in the meadow.
- Scottish Termsto speak, esp. to preach, in a whining, singsong voice.
n. - a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
- Scottish Terms
- a sigh or deep breath.
- a whining, singsong manner of speaking.
- a rumor;
unconfirmed report.
- bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English swoghen, Old English swōgan to make a noise; cognate with Old Saxon swōgan, Old English swēgan, Gothic -swōgjan; (noun, nominal) Middle English swow, swo(u)gh, derivative of the verb, verbal
- Civil Engineering, Scottish Termsdrain;
drainage ditch, gutter, or sewer. - Scottish Terms, Geologya swampy or marshy area.
v.t. - Civil Engineering, Scottish Termsto drain (land or a mine) by building drainage ditches or the like.
Also,[esp. Scot.,] sugh. - ?; compare Dutch (dialect, dialectal) zoeg little ditch
- Middle English sogh, sohn 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sough /saʊ/ vb - (intransitive) (esp of the wind) to make a characteristic sighing sound
n - a soft continuous murmuring sound
Etymology: Old English swōgan to resound; related to Gothic gaswogjan to groan, Lithuanian svageti to sound, Latin vāgīre to lament |